On Monday, we learned that USC captain and senior defensive back Josh Shaw sprained both of his ankles after jumping off of a balcony so he could save his 7-year-old nephew from drowning at a family party. It was a fantastic story of how a young man put family ahead of everything, even his senior year on the football field.

There’s just one problem: it may not be true.

During his weekly press conference today, Trojans head coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters that the school is investigating whether or not Shaw’s story is true, as he reportedly received “contradicting stories” on what happened.

Sark: “Within the last few hours we’ve gotten a phone calls contradicting what Josh said occurred Saturday night and we’re going to vet it.”

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